Indian Film personalities Richa Chadda, Deepti Naval, Pooja Batra, Bappi Lahiri, Gulshan Grover, Guneet Monga, Rajat Kapoor and many more from other ethnicities were felicitated for their contribution to cinema at the Festival of Globe Awards, Silicon Valley and San Francisco Movie Fest.

FIA of Northern California (#FIANC) celebrates India’s 69th. Independence Day with usual pomp and style, Aug. 15-16. This year, however, the festival was inclusive with many other ethnic communities joining in the celebrations.